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In all the world, Янка (Janka
, Янка
, Yanka
) is a common predominantly female, but very infrequently male given name. The first name Янка is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, where it is a common female name, Slovakia, where it is quite a common principally female, but scarcely masculine name, and Moldova, where it is quite a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Bulgaria, and Ethiopia. Much less frequently, Янка is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Janka | Poland, India, Ethiopia, Slovakia, Germany |
| Янка | Russia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Yanka | Brazil, Poland, India, Bulgaria, Germany |
| Ianka | Brazil, Greece, Bulgaria, Nigeria, United States |
Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ibán, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Iohannes, Ion, Ionut, Ionuț, Ivan, Ivane, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwane, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jan, Janko, Janos, Janča, Jean, Jehan, Jhoao, Joan, Joannes, Joao, Jogvan,
Янка is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ivan Orav , the ultra-patriotic fictional character created by Andrus Kivirähk, Ivan Orava mälestused; Ivan Karamazov , the fictional character in novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Ivan Steranko , the fictional character in the 2012–2017 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series; Ivan Tsarevich , the Russian folk hero and Ivan Danilov , the fictional character created by Eduard Khrutsky, and in many other works.